German and Basque Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Germany
France, Spain
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Spanish
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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German and Basque as Minority Language
In German and Basque speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Basque as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Basque as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare German and Basque dialects, then you can go to German vs Basque Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Basque Regulators
German and Basque speaking countries provide you German and Basque regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Basque is regulated by Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, German and Basque Language History.
German and Basque Continents
Thinking about German and Basque continents in which German and Basque speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Basque. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Basque speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and Basque languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Basque Interesting Facts:
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Spanish and derived from Not Available.